Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, in Gold, c.1880 Newly Listed Jahrestag der DDR)

Jahrestag der DDR)

retaining a partially-intact transparent cellophane dust jacket

white patinated silver cross base with a recessed cross placed at the junction of the arms

Almost ten years after his transfer to the 24th Infantry

3 mm (h) dual prong pinback

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, in Gold, c.1880 Newly Listed Jahrestag der DDR)(Goldenes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Military Division. Constructed of 18K Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross with red enamelled arms, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a central monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enamelled medallion bearing a gilt date of 1849, on